English Explanatory Dictionary

crow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
  2. Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
  3. A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
  4. Someone who keeps watch while their associates commit a crime; a lookout.
  5. A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
  6. The mesentery of an animal.
  7. An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
  8. A black person.
  9. The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
adj
  1. Dark black, the color of a crow; crow-black.
verb
  1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
  2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
  3. To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
noun
  1. The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”).
noun
  1. A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana.
name
  1. The Siouan language of this tribe.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/kɹəʊ/ krō /kɹoʊ/ en-us-crow.ogg

Word forms

crow crows crowing crowed crew crown

Etymology

From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below.

Synonyms

crowbar battle axe bitch brim brimstone cat crow dragon faggot fishwife harpy harridan hellcat jade nag nudnik scold she-devil shrew termagant virago vixen witch cock-a-doodle-doo Crow Indian Absaroka Absáalooke Apsáalooke Absaroki

Related words

caw murder of crows raven

Derived words

as the crow flies crowbait crowberry crowbill crow cage crowdom croweater crowflower crowfoot crowkeeper crowlike crow-line crowly crow moon crow pheasant crow pose crow quill crow scarer crow's foot crow shark crow-shrike crow-silk crow's nest crowstep crowstone crow-tit crowtoe crow to pick crow to pluck crow to pull crow-trodden early crow eat boiled crow eat crow fruitcrow gallicrow gorcrow hoarse as a crow holy crow John crow king crow paradise-crow pig's-crow rain crow scarecrow stone the crows storm crow Town Crow water crow cockscrow crower crowingly crow over outcrow overcrow cockcrow Crow-Fukase syndrome
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